综合英语（3）词汇专项练习
1. All the magazines in the reading room can be divided _____ five types.
A. into
B. from
C. toward
D. by
2. Frankly, I _____ those innocent people in Iraq.
A. sympathy
B. sympathize with
C. in sympathy to
D. sympathize
3. All of a sudden, the bridge ____ and fell into the river.
A. gave in
B. gave off
C. gave way
D. gave up
4. The conclusion is beyond any doubt and, ____ , thousands of people have proved it time and time again.
A. in all
B. in effect
C. for pleasure
D. for fact
5. Mobile phones, which used to be a _____ about a decade ago, are actually not a big deal.
A. passage of time
B. a close call
C. birth mark
D. status symbol
6. Nearly everyone in Shanghai knows what APEC _____.
A. stands for
B. stands off
C. stands out
D. stands by
7. Michael _____ he can sell a painting in time to pay the rent.
A. doubts
B. suggests
C. hopes
D. wishes
8. Mary is ____. She has to finish her paper before next Monday.
A. working against a deadline
B. making a difference
C. extending an invitation
D. turning off working
9. Nearly all children are crazy about pets, but Jack seems to be an exception. He ______.
A. is on leave
B. doesn’t fit the pattern
C. takes it easy
D. doesn’t bridge the gap
10. _____ you have problems with your study, you’ll have to discuss it with your tutor.
A. So that
B. Because
C. Even though
D. Since
11. It’s impossible for so ____ workers to do so ____ work in such a short time.
A. few...many...
B. a few...many...
C. few...much...
D. a little...much...
12. He tries to make Richard ______ "uncontrollable laughter".
A. break into
B. break through
C. break out
D. break up
13. The difference between constructive and destructive criticism is simple: the former is what you give while the ______ is what you get.
A. later
B. late
C. latter
D. last
14. After having a bad day at work, I asked my fellow worker at the next desk, "Why do we come here every day and ______ him?" He thought for a moment, and then replied, "I don’t know, I think it has something to do with rent."
A. make up for
B. come up with
C. put up with
D. stand up to
15. China’s continuous _____ growth will leave a significant record in the _____ fil es of world economy.
A. economic...historical
B. economic...historic
C. economical...historical
D. economical...historic
16. At the summit meeting some villain ________ that politician and then knocked him down even though several sturdy bodyguards were there.
A. charged into
B. charged at
C. charged with
D. charged for
17. What music! It _____ traffic noise.
A. feels like
B. is felt like
C. sounds like
D. is sounded like
18. Don’t worry. There is ____ time before the train leaves.
A. few
B. a few
C. little
D. a little
19. It serves him right! Nobody will ______ him.
A. be in sympathy with
B. be sympathetic to
C. sympathize for
D. sympathize
20. Out of the admiration for Napoleon, short ____ was at one time ridiculously considered a sort of ____ symbol.
A. statue...status
B. status...statute
C. statute...stature
D. stature...status
21. ____ our satisfaction, the motion was eventually ____ at the Senate.
A. With...past
B. To...passed
C. In...passed
D. At...past
22. The professor leaned towards him and ____.
A. patted his shoulder
B. patted him on his shoulder
C. patted him on shoulder
D. patted him on the shoulder
23. If you ____ a crime you can never escape being punished.
A. do
B. perform
C. act
D. commit
24. I am ____ that Congress has passed the legislation.
A. aware
B. conscious
C. alert
D. awake
25. We’ll have to find someone to ____ Francis tonight as he’s ill.
A. fill out for
B. fill in for
C. fill up
D. fill with
26. He ____ art while at school.
A. took up
B. took on
C. took in
D. took off
27. The speech the president made yesterday is really ____.
A. impressive
B. impressed
C. depressed
D. depress
28. Large amount of money has been ____ to that project.
A. used
B. committed
C. spent
D. disposed
29. Before you learn how to drive, you must learn to ____ the fear of driving.
A. win
B. conquer
C. go against
D. oppose
30. It was unsafe to walk on the floor, as some of the floor-boards had ____ away.
A. wasted
B. broken
C. destroyed
D. rotten
31. Parents must ____ their children’s act.
A. pay off
B. answer for
C. rise up
D. get along with
32. Can I ____ them with my suitcase?
A. trust
B. believe
C. credit
D. commit
33. After a three-year engagement, they’re finally taking the ____.
A. drive
B. plunge
C. dive
D. fall
34. He ____ that difficult question.
A. fell on
B. toured on
C. tripped on
D. voyaged on
35. He sometimes had to ____ a bad situation in the office.
A. stick around
B. attach to
C. stick out
D. add to
36. Don’t stand there and you will _______.
A. soak into
B. soak to the skin
C. be soaked into
D. be soaked to the skin
37. That novel naturally _______ four parts: beginning, developing, climax and ending.
A. falls apart
B. falls into
C. falls on
D. falls over
38. I don’t feel like ____ this film, because I have seen it before.
A. to see
B. seeing
C. see
D. to be seeing
39. Unable to leave my seat, I ____ the boring speaker and thought about vacation.
A. turned in
B. turned off
C. turned down
D. turned out
40. The soldiers withstood several attacks launched by the enemy though they were _______ by a big margin.
A. outgrown
B. outweighed
C. outdistanced
D. outnumbered
41. You had better ask your boss about it and _____ there is no misunderstanding.
A. make sure
B. make over
C. make up
D. make believe
42. Scientists say it may be five or ten years ___ it is possible to test this medicine on human patients.
A. since
B. when
C. after
D. before
43. In some countries,_______ is called "equality" does not really mean equal rights for all people.
A. which
B. one
C. that
D. what
44. I was_______ the point of telephoning him when his letter arrived.
A. to
B. on
C. at
D. in
45. ____ the condition of the engine, it is a wonder that it even starts.
A. Given
B. Assumed
C. Supposed
D. Granted
46. Few mountain climbers have ____ themselves as those two have.
A. stretched
B. lengthened
C. broadened
D. extended
47. A high forehead is thought to be a ____ of intelligence.
A. sign
B. symptom
C. badge
D. token
48. The forest ____ as far as the eye can see.
A. puts out
B. spreads on
C. spreads out
D. put on
49. He’s not very ____ on the telephone.
A. cohere
B. coherence
C. coherency
D. coherent
50. The victim was able to give a ____ description of the suspect.
A. precede
B. preview
C. precise
D. prevail
51. Steve always has ____ energy for sport.
A. exchangeable
B. excellent
C. expansible
D. excessive
52. Finally the lawyer ____ the case without a fee after that old lady pleaded.
A. undertook
B. understated
C. understudied
D. undercharged
53. Only when the police ____ her with evidence did she admit that she had stolen the money.
A. confronted
B. connected
C. confined
D. confessed
54. Bright colors ____ to small children.
A. appeal
B. attract
C. appear
D. absorb
55. Metal ____ as it cools.
A. contrasts
B. weakens
C. reduces
D. contracts
56. He declined to tell us his ______ plans.
A. delicate
B. dedicate
C. elaborate
D. illustrate
57. I have cooked a special meal ____ our visitors.
A. instead of
B. in case of
C. because of
D. in honor of
58. ____ from her way of dressing, she must be from a minority in Southern China.
A. Judged
B. Judging
C. Being judged
D. Judges
59. Dark ____ it was, we went on with our work.
A. although
B. though
C. if
D. as though
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